Position of adjectives

Key points

Most adjectives come after the noun: un chapeau rouge
A number of common adjectives usually come before the noun. For example, you say une bonne idée and not une idée bonne.
hese include the pairs bon and mauvais, grand and petit.

Unlike in English, most adjectives in French come after the noun :

un chapeau rouge

a red hat

However, a number of commonly used adjectives usually come before the noun . These include the pairs of opposites bon and mauvais, grand and petit, jeune and vieux, and long and court.